SnapLogic Create

Overview

You can use this Snap to create SnapLogic assets like tasks, accounts, projects, and pipelines.


SnapLogic create Overview

Prerequisites

None.

Limitations and known issues

None

Snap views

Type Description Examples of upstream and downstream Snaps
Input This Snap has precisely one document input view. Mapper
Output This Snap has, at most, one document output view.
Learn more about Error handling.

Snap settings

Legend:
  • Expression icon (): Allows using JavaScript syntax to access SnapLogic Expressions to set field values dynamically (if enabled). If disabled, you can provide a static value. Learn more.
  • SnapGPT (): Generates SnapLogic Expressions based on natural language using SnapGPT. Learn more.
  • Suggestion icon (): Populates a list of values dynamically based on your Snap configuration. You can select only one attribute at a time using the icon. Type into the field if it supports a comma-separated list of values.
  • Upload : Uploads files. Learn more.
Learn more about the icons in the Snap settings dialog.
Field/Field set Type Description
Label String

Required. Specify a unique name for the Snap. Modify this to be more appropriate, especially if more than one of the same Snaps is in the pipeline.

Default value: SnapLogic Create

Example: SnapLogic Create1
Asset type String
Required. The type of Asset to operate on. Options available include:
  • TASK
  • ACCOUNT
  • PIPELINE
  • PROJECT
  • SNAPLEX
  • FLOWS

Default value: ACCOUNT

Example: TASK

Note:

  • If the org is configured for Enhanced Account Encryption, the information you use to create an account is automatically encrypted.

  • PROJECT is used for both projects and Project Spaces.
Asset path String/Expression

Required. Specify the absolute path for the asset in the following format:

<org>/<project_space>/<project>/<asset>

Default value: N/A

Example: /myorg/Engineering/Status/LatestDefects
Snap execution Dropdown list
Choose one of the three modes in which the Snap executes. Available options are:
  • Validate & Execute: Performs limited execution of the Snap and generates a data preview during pipeline validation. Subsequently, performs full execution of the Snap (unlimited records) during pipeline runtime.
  • Execute only: Performs full execution of the Snap during pipeline execution without generating preview data.
  • Disabled: Disables the Snap and all Snaps that are downstream from it.

Default value: Execute only

Example: Validate & Execute

Troubleshooting

The specified asset could not be created.

The absolute path you entered in the Asset Path field is incorrect or missing.

Specify an absolute path in the Asset path field for the Snap to create an asset.

The requested asset operation cannot be performed

The specified operation for the asset is incorrect.

Specify a valid operation for this asset.

Examples

Create a Account
This example pipeline demonstrates how to create an account in the SnapLogic Manager using SnapLogic Create Snap. The following example shows default Snaplex settings in JSON format in a JSON Generator Snap. For more details, see Create account using SnapLogic Create